WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1259: Right to life

Declaring that the right to life begins at the moment the individual comes into being.

Summary

  • Establishes the Washington state life at conception act.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1259), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jason Overstreet (R-42)
Introduced
January 21, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014

AN ACT Relating to declaring that the right to life, as recognized in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Washington state, is vested in each human being beginning at the moment at which an individual comes into being;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jason Overstreet (R-42)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Brad Klippert R-8David Taylor R-15Matt Shea R-4Cary Condotta R-12Vincent Buys R-42Shelly Short R-7Dan Kristiansen R-39Mark Hargrove R-47Elizabeth Scott R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1259 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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